empyrosis
/ˌɛmpɪˈrəʊsɪs/ /ˌɛmpʌɪˈrəʊsɪs/ /ɛmˈpɪrəsɪs/Now rare
noun
A large or widespread fire, a conflagration. Chiefly figurative.
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in Matthew Hale (1609–1676), judge and writer. From ancient Greek ἐμπύρωσις kindling, heating from Hellenistic Greek ἐμπυροῦν to set on fire + -σις.
- realism
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- realizability
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- realization
- realize
- realized eschatology
- realizer
- realliance